Dark Homecoming


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Ex-New York cop Lew Croaker dedicated 15 years to cleaning up the streets, until his job cost him his left hand. Now he's left the force for Florida, where a sinister netherworld of drugs, sex, and stolen body parts awaits him.




Morning and Evening Talk


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From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Cairo Trilogy and "a storyteller of the first order” (Vanity Fair) comes an epic novel that portrays five generations of one sprawling family against the upheavals of two centuries of modern Egyptian history. Set in Cairo, Morning and Evening Talk traces three related families from the arrival of Napoleon to the 1980s, through short character sketches arranged in alphabetical order. This highly experimental device produces a kind of biographical dictionary, whose individual entries come together to paint a vivid portrait of life in Cairo from a range of perspectives. The characters include representatives of every class and human type and as the intricate family saga unfolds, a powerful picture of a society in transition emerges. This is a tale of change and continuity, of the death of a traditional way of life and the road to independence and beyond, seen through the eyes of Egypt's citizens. Naguib Mahfouz's last chronicle of Cairo is both an elegy to a bygone era and a tribute to the Egyptian spirit.







Nante Fante


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Comics revolve around the life of Nante and Fante, two fictional male characters; for children.




The Hidden One - The Untold Story of Aurengzeb's Daughter


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1658: Prince Aurengzeb of India has imprisoned his own father, murdered his brothers, seized the throne of Delhi and declared himself Emperor. He immediately begins a reign of tyranny, invading neighbours, banning music and the arts, destroying temples and churches, and unleashing terror on a vast kingdom comprising a fifth of the world's humanity. During this time his own beloved daughter, Zebunissa, forms a secret poetic society called the Makhfi (Hidden One) in Persian. Through this society she practices the arts secretly and plans rebellions to overthrow her demonic father and restore justice in the kingdom. Bestowed the title of Princess of India and then Empress of India, she dupes her father and his vicious nobles in a courageous and dangerous attempt to save her people from the Emperor’s tyranny. Part fiction and part history, The Hidden One brings a tear to the eye while thrilling the heart as we witness 17th century India through the eyes of an unsuspected character – a Muslim princess. It narrates the powerful story of Zebunissa, and the Makhfi – the secret society that has been lost over time but deserves its rightful place in history for its role during one of India’s darkest eras. Available historical data has been analyzed to bring to light this obscure group about which very little has thus far been written or known. An unforgettable cast of characters and progression of fateful events.




Excel Selective Schools and Scholarship English Tests


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Excel Test Skills - Selective Schools and Scholarship Writin g Tests Years 5-6 is a comprehensive study guide for the English p art of the selective schools and scholarship tests (usually undertaken i n Year 6). The book contains mostly multiple choice questions, based on a wide variety of text types, so students can prepare fully for the exam . In this book your child will find: an introductory section on the types of questions and resource material used o ver sixty tests using cloze passages, spelling and grammar application, and vocabulary and editing exercises tips to help you in test s ituations a convenient lift-out answers section with expla nations that help you understand the skills required for each type of qu estion Note: Excel Test Skills - Selective Schools and Scholarship Writing Tests Years 5-6 is the same b ook as Excel Test Skills - Selective Schools and Scholarship En glish Tests Years 5-6. Only the title has changed.




Year 6 Selective Schools and Scholarship Tests


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Excel Revise in a Month - Year 6 Selective Schools Scholarsh ip Tests: Includes an introduction to the NSW Selective High Scho ols Test, the Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP), the Schola rship Selection Test (SST), the Australian Cooperative Entry Program (AC EP), and the EAA Placement Test. Covers the essential areas of th ese tests: reading comprehension, general ability, maths and written exp ression. Includes fully explained answers to all questions. E xcel Revise in a Month Year 6 Selective Schools Scholarship Tests w ill help your child revise for success with the following features: key points - provides a detailed summary of each topic, a s well as helpful hints and tips sample - supplies model questions and responses to all question types practice tasks &n dash; develops the necessary skills to answer questions correctly real test - allows your child to practise questions like those in the real test sample test papers allows your child to become familiar with the format of the Selective Schools and Scholars hip Tests suggested time helps prepare your child to a nswer questions under the time constraints of the Selective Schools and Scholarship Tests




A Brief History of Modern India


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